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OpenVPN 2.7 is the newest actively maintained release, currently at patch 2.7.7. 2 of 7 tracked cycles remain supported. The next cycle scheduled to reach end-of-life is 2.6, on August 31, 2028.

Latest version

2.7.7

Sep 3, 2026

Actively maintained cycles

of 7 tracked

Total cycles tracked

since Dec 11, 2009

Support pattern

How OpenVPN has behaved across the cycles tracked here, rather than what its policy documents state. Useful for judging how much runway a version is likely to have before you commit to it.

Typical support window

62 mo (~5.2 years)

median of 6 completed cycles

New cycle roughly every

32 months

median gap between releases

Compared with app

+44 mo

longer than the app median

Next end of life

722 days

OpenVPN 2.6

Support windows are getting longer: the most recent cycles run about 12 months longer than the earlier ones.

Computed from release and end-of-life dates tracked for OpenVPN. Medians are used rather than averages so one unusually short or long release does not skew the figure. Cycles with no recorded end-of-life date are excluded from the support window.

Release lifecycle

Actively maintainedSecurity support onlyEnd of life

Today

2.7Latest

2.7.7 · Sep 3, 2026

2.6

2.6.22 · Aug 5, 2026

2.5

EOL Jul 31, 2025

2.4

EOL Mar 31, 2023

2.3

EOL Jun 30, 2021

2.2

EOL Nov 30, 2015

2.1

EOL Nov 30, 2011

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